Electrode holder



c. A. BouRNE mscrnonn gown- Filed Feb. o, 1957 ociu 1o, 1939'.

INVENTOR Cedric Aoz/f'fze. Wi TORNE;

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Patented oei. io, 193e l 2,175,871v

UNITED STATES nPerri-:NT oi-Ficar- CedrioABom-ne, Stallorll, England, a-ignorto The English Electric Company, Limited, Lnndon,England,akitiaheompany Application February 20, 1937, Serial Noi 136,848 In Great Britain June 30, 1938 6 Claim. (a. 21S-8) My. invention refers, generally, to electric arc may be used as a turning lever to secure a clampwelding and it has reference in particular to an ing action -on the electrode toobe used. improved manual electrode holder for use in My invention, accordingly, is disclosed in the electric arc welding. embodiment hereof shown in the accompanying It has .heretofore generally been the custom -drawing, and comprises the features of construc- 5 in electric` varc welding to use manual electrode tion, combination of elements,and arrangement holders principally of the type having spring ac- 0f PII-ICS which -Will be exemplied in the 60ntuated jaw members for gripping the electrode. struction hereinafter set forth, and the scope Such holders must oi necessity have considerof the applicn 0f which will be indicated in 10 able exposed live metal parts, which vwhen the the appended claims. Y 10 holder is in use, are liable to come in contact For a mOre Complete Understanding 0f the with a. grounded member, thereby not only benature and scope of my invention, reference may coming a hazard to the operator through the be had t0 the fOllOWiDZ detailed description taken possibility or nasmng of the operai-,cfs eyes, but in connection with the accompanying single au possibly causing damage to the holder .itself ure, which shows a sectional side view of an i51- through the burning-away of such parts as come electrode holder embOdYinE my inventionin Contact with the grounded member Further, In a preferred form of my invention, the elec with the usual exposure of live metal parts there 0de holder "l may comprise .a tubular Conduct- :is` always present the possibility of the operator lng body membel'- ll Provlded with a plurallty himself being grounded and coming into Contact of transverse openings or interior recesses i2 at 20 with such exposed parts thereby rendering mnh one end which is chamfered at i3 to provide a self liable to electric shock from such contact. beu'mouth entrance' A Welding Cable l.. may Still other disadvantages are present in the se secured in elllecical cniacto this end of me common type Aof electrode holder, for in order ody member any e re manner' such as to make an electric holder of this type rugged, by a'pomd Screw member 's forcd @muy int" 25 om or forged jaw members are commonly used the exposed end of the cable i4, which is inserted in the chamfered end of the body member, therewhich not only make the holder heavy and und th wir is nh b1 i to th t wieldly to use, but also expensive to manufacby We ging e e o ga ethn bode mns' so ture. Further, the projecting parts necessary in gsi 'openings or recesses n e y memf so such a spring-actuated jaw type of electric holder I "l for the manipulation of the jaw by the operator, abt the agg; sorga lcuody tend to limit the clearance of such a holder when wen known manner leaving a pol-.tion u of the welding in corners or other inaccessible places. body member H posed at one end and pro,

It is thereforean object of my invention to jec'ting beyond the other end of the body member 35 provide a manual electrode holder of novel deover the welding cable u, o providoa non con- Sl'n Whlch Shall have n0 exposed live Partsducting handle for the electrode holder i0. The

Another object of my invention shall be to exposed portion 2 of the body member may provide a light-weight welding electrode holder be threaded to receive the metallic cap nulJ 2l, 0f Simpley design which Shall be easy t0 manipuwhich is adapted to receive the end or im eieco late and economical to manufacture. erode m e transverse opening 22. Y

Still another object of my invention is to Wlthln the projecting threaded portion 20, a. provide a compact insulated electrode holder hardened wearing sleeve 23 may be positioned. having a positivelylocking electrode grip and Yi shoulder portion u cf the hardened wearing simple effective means of securing a welding cable sleeve le adapted to abut against the end of the 45 within the holder. l projecting threaded portion 2li of the body mem- A further object of my invention shall be to ber to provide a wearing surface 2l against provide an electrode holder of such construcwhich en electrode may be wedged by inserting tion that the electrode may be secured therein the end of the electrode in the transverse openby relative rotation of the body and Aclamping ing 22 of the cap nut 2l, and using the electrode 50 members. as a turning bar to tighten the cap nut 2l, so

A'still further object of my invention shall be forcing the electrode against the wearing surto provide an electrode holder having a lightface 25. weight tubular body'member and a rotatable A second transverse opening 28,v shown in this clamping member thereon in which an electrode instance as at right angles to the transverse u electrode opening 22, provides means whereby the cap nut 2l may be rotated through the insertion of the end of an electrode in said second opening when the used end of a welding electrode is desired to be removed from the transverse opening 22.

An insulating cap 2B may be disposed about the cap nut 2| and have a projecting portion 29 which overlaps the end of the insulating sleeve I8, thereby completely insulating all metallic parts of the electrode holder IB from possible contact with the operator or adjacent grounded members. By providing a reduced diameterportion 30 on the insulating sleeve i8 asmoother Joint may be secured.

It may, therefore, be seen that my invention provides a manual electrode holder of novel and useful design that is of both light weight and durable construction. The parts are simple to make, inexpensive to machine and readily assembled. The resultant holder is not only safe to use, being completely insulated, but is also easy to manipulate, being well balanced, and, because* of its compact construction, advantageous to use when welding in corners or other inaccessible places.

Since certain changes may be made in the above construction and different embodiments of the invention may be made without departing from the spirit thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the foregoing description or shown in the accompanying drawing should be considered as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.

I claim as my invention:

1. A manual electrode holder comprising, in combination, a tubular metallic body member, an insulating sleeve disposed about said body member, means within the body member for securing a welding cable to one end of the body member, a threaded portion at the other end of the body member, a metallic nut member disposed upon said threaded portion of said body member, said metallic nut member having a transverse opening in one side thereof adapted to engage a welding electrode when said nut member is advanced upon the threaded portion of the body member, and a through transverse opening wherein an additional electrode may be inserted for turning the said nut'member for releasing a consumed electrode from the first mentioned opening.

2. In an electrode holder, in combination, a tubular metallic body member, an insulating sleeve disposed about the body member to provide a handle, means disposed within the body member to secure a welding cable within the central opening, a threaded portion on one end of the body member, a threaded metallic cap nut adapted to be positioned upon said threaded portion of the body member and provided with a transverse opening in one side wherein an electrode may be secured by rotation of said cap nut, and a one piece insulating cap provided with a similar transverse opening disposed about the cap nut and in overlapping relation with the insulating sleeve.

3. In an electrode holder, the combination of a tubular insulating handle, a tubular conducting member positioned within the insulating handle, means within the conducting member adapted to secure the end of a welding cable therein, a threaded portion oi! the conducting member projecting axially from the insulating handle, a transversely bored cap nut adapted to be positioned upon the threaded portion of the conducting member to secure an electrode in the transverse bore by using the electrode as a turning bar for the 'cap nut, said transverse bore penetrating one side only of the cap nut, and an insulating cap disposed about the exterior portions of the cap nut.

4. An electrode holder comprising a tubular insulating handle, a conducting sleeve disposed within 4the insulating handle and having a threaded portion extending from one end of the insulating handle, means disposed to engage and secure the end of a welding cable within the conducting sleeve, a transversely bored cap nut positioned upon the threaded portion of the conducting sleeve and adapted to secure an electrode in a transverse opening therein when the cap nut is advanced upon the threaded portion, and an insulating cap disposed about the cap nut in overlapping relation with the tubular insulating handle.

5. An electrode holder comprising, in combination, a conducting sleeve member having a threaded extension, means disposed 'within the sleeve member for securing a welding cable therein, a tubular insulating member disposed about the conducting sleeve with the threaded portion of the conducting sleeve projecting axially from the insulating utbe, a wear bushing positioned within the threaded end of the oonducting sleeve, and an insulated cap nut disposed upon the threaded sleeve portion, said cap nut having a transverse opening in one side disposed to receive and secure an electrode by wedging the electrode against the wear bushing upon rotation of the cap nut and a second transverse bore wherein a second electrode may be inserted to turn the cap nut to release a portion of a used electrode.

6. An electrode holder comprising a longitudinal conducting sleeve member provided with a threaded portion at one end, and means within the sleeve member for securing a welding cable in engagement with the sleeve, a tubular insulating handle disposed in ilxed relation about the conducting sleeve, a hardened wear bushing positioned within the threaded portion oi' the sleeve member, a cap nut disposed upon the threaded portion, said cap nut having a transverse opening therein adapted to receive an electrode which may be secured therein through wedging the electrode against the hardened wear insert by tightening the cap nut, and an insulating sleeve disposed about the cap nut in overlapping relation with the insulating handle cooperative therewith to completely envelop the conducting portions of the holder.

CEDRIC A. BOURNE. 

